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6 Selwyn Gardens, Cambridge - Accepts an invitation to dine at Trinity on 17 November [to meet Paul Painlevé].

Encloses Heffer's cheque [not included] for the books; 'those of Dr. [Norman?] Ferrers that were of no use for the Library and some 30 or 40 Nat. Sci. books condemned by Miss Freund.' Reports that she was at Newnham College the previous day and heard that Nora was away. Hopes that she is having a nice time. Relates that Mr and Mrs Lamb are very deliberately making up their minds to send another daughter [Dorothy; to Newnham] in October', and states that she has told them to write to Nora. Reports that there is no news of S[ingcha] H[ushoo], but that she has written to ask for some. Adds that her Uncle Henry Cunningham, her mother and her Aunt Carry have all read, or are in the process of reading it, and all find it very interesting.

Welcombe, Stratford on Avon. - Glad to hear they are all well; Caroline sends love; a 'cuckoo for ever calling here' makes him think of 'the dear little boy' [Paul] and of 'Will Shakespeare'. They have just finished Hogg [his life of Shelley], and thinks more of Hogg 'in his queer way' than ever; has been reading a Macmillan edition of Shelley: 'What a poet!'. Has read [Roger] Fry's article in the Burlington Magazine, and paid a second visit to the illuminated manuscripts [exhibition at the Burlington Fine Arts Club] yesterday before leaving London; has also looked through the British Museum facsimiles here and at Grosvenor Crescent. Hopes Fry's wife will 'go on satisfactorily'. The 'Doctorate business' [his forthcoming honorary degree at Cambridge] is 'very plain sailing': Lord Halsbury, Lord Rayleigh, and Sir James Ramsey will also be staying at [Trinity College] Lodge; they lunch at [Gonville &] Caius, whose Master [Ernest Roberts] is Vice Chancellor. Others receiving honorary degrees are: the Duke of Northumberland; Admiral Sir John Fisher; Charles Parsons; Sir James Ramsay; Sir W[illiam] Crookes; Professor Lamb; Professor Marshall; Asquith; Lord Halsbury; Sir Hubert Herkomer; Sir Andrew Noble; Rudyard Kipling; Professor Living; they will 'advance on the Senate House...like the English at Trafalgar'. in two columns. Is looking forward to dinner in the hall at Trinity. Went to Harrow on Tuesday and will tell Robert about it and about the 'Cacciola affair'.

Correspondents include J. W. Bush, H. Lamb, H. Ayrton and R. A. Herman (fragment only).

One letter to Gow from Horace Lamb, and four from his son and portraitist Henry Lamb.

Burton, E.F., 1907
Hobson, E.W. 1930. Nomination of G.P. Thomson for Royal Society,
Lamb, H., 1930
M'Taggart, M.E., n.d. (1925)